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Investors on the fintech lending crash diet

Bank Innovation

In the US alone, the unfulfilled small business lending market was estimated to have reached $96.5 billion in Q4 of 2015. That’s a lot of lending mouths going hungry, but also a big pie up for grabs by those smart enough to work out how to actually lend to Read More.

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PeerStreet to Expand to Adjacent Markets As User Base Increases

Bank Innovation

It seems like all the players in the marketplace lending space felt the cloud of uncertainty that surrounded the industry last year. The platform brings real estate to the marketplace lending space, opening up a previously inaccessible asset class to investors. Launched in November 2015, PeerStreet has been Read More.

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Has Alternative Lending Seen Its VC Peak?

PYMNTS

In 2015, news outlets ran articles about the “ gold mine ” of venture capital investments in the alternative finance sector. But there is evidence that investors’ appetite for alternative lending startups is on the wane, even as overall FinTech funding continues to climb — and as the success of the alternative lending market grows, too.

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Ag lending outlook & top challenges

Abrigo

Strong demand is a factor in the ag lending outlook ahead Ag lenders can begin taking steps to ensure they are prepared and can provide positive customer or member experiences. The outlook for ag lending has its share of uncertainty. Inflation, rates are factors in ag lending outlook. Farmers expect worse in 2023. Rising inputs.

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Perficient to Present at Fintech Generations 2021

Perficient

Since its inception in 2015, the Fintech Generations conference has drawn national and international fintech leaders and speakers. Hans Zandhuis, Head of Ally Lending, Ally. RevTech Labs alumni have raised over $2 billion in venture capital and have had more than $230 million in company exits.

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Online Lending To Small Business Increases 50 Percent Between 2015 And 2017

PYMNTS

Between 2015 and 2017, the amount of lending to small businesses by the five leading online lending providers increased 50 percent, according to a new report from NDP Analytics, a Washington, D.C.-based billion in 2015. The report, entitled “The Economic Benefits of Online Lending to Small Businesses and the U.S.

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4 Scenarios for Lending Club – the proxy for Fintech disruption or hype $LC

Bank Innovation

When Lending Club did its IPO in December 2014 I declared it as the Netscape moment for Fintech (when it became conventional wisdom that this was going to change the world). I could be accused of contributing to the Fintech hype, which became intense in 2015 with investors flooding into Read More.

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